A Hybrid Human-Neurorobotics Approach to Primary Intersubjectivity via Active Inference.
Frontiers in Psychology January 1, 2020 Hendry F Chame, Ahmadreza Ahmadi, Jun Tani
Primary intersubjectivity—a non-mentalist, pre-theoretical form of social understanding present in early human life—can be studied through human-robot interaction. Using active inference from the free-energy principle, the authors propose an open-source neural robotics library (NRL) and a demonstration program (VCBot) that allow people to experience embodied dyadic interaction. A case study suggests this approach can deepen understanding of social cognition and contribute to developmental psychology, educational technology, and cognitive rehabilitation.